hardwood logs and stump ##s ( especially oak and chestnut ) during the spring and autumn . the fungus forms a white , wool ##ly my ##cel ##ium on the surface of deco ##mp ##osing oak leaves . occasionally , it can be found growing on a living tree . in eastern north america , it is abundant in the area bounded by nova scotia , ontario , manitoba , missouri , north carolina , and new york . it has been found in oregon , but the species appears to be generally rare along the pacific coast . the range of the fungus also includes europe , the canary islands , north africa , east siberia , japan , males ##ia , turkey , and new zealand
hardwood logs and stumps ( especially oak and chestnut ) during the spring and autumn. the fungus forms a white, woolly mycelium on the surface of decomposing oak leaves. occasionally, it can be found growing on a living tree. in eastern north america, it is abundant in the area bounded by nova scotia, ontario, manitoba, missouri, north carolina, and new york. it has been found in oregon, but the species appears to be generally rare along the pacific coast. the range of the fungus also includes europe, the canary islands, north africa, east siberia, japan, malesia, turkey, and new zealand